A look at some of the year’s top stories through quotes.
2014
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It’s time again for Oklahoma Gazette’s annual, super-duper official Chicken-Fried News year in review and predictions!
It’s time again for Oklahoma Gazette’s annual, super-duper official Chicken-Fried News year in review and predictions!
Posted inArts & Culture
This issue celebrates the fact that, lo and behold, there weren’t enough lists/winners/runners-up included in last week’s roundups.
This issue celebrates the fact that, lo and behold, there weren’t enough lists/winners/runners-up included in last week’s roundups.
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Joe Dorman’s statement following the release of a gubernatorial poll had a bit of “I told you so” in it.
Joe Dorman’s statement following the release of a gubernatorial poll had a bit of “I told you so” in it.
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Uphill battle
Oklahoma Democrats are still in rebuilding mode. An electoral thrashing in 2010 left the party in shambles, and 2014 is a year to try to hold ground and maybe pull off a miracle or two. Outnumbered by Republicans 108- 41 in the Legislature and holding no statewide seats, the best-case scenario for Democrats this year […]
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RECAP: South by Southwest, day two
The Avenue on Congress — where the Buffalo Lounge was held — is several blocks from The Mohawk, where the dozens of people were injured by a drunk driver, two of them fatally. In retrospect, I remember hearing the sirens around the time everything went down, and I didn’t think for a moment that it […]
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Mayor candidate Shadid concedes with message of hope and change
Hundreds of supporters gathered at the watch party, held at Oklahoma City Public Farmer’s Market. “You can win, even in loss,” the Ward 2 Councilman said. “You can lose the battle and win the war, and that’s what’s happening. There is a movement growing in Oklahoma City. There is questioning and a dialogue and […]
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Shadid is ‘We the people’
A conversation between two ordinary people about their community happened next. Mostly, Shadid just listened — patiently. At the end of our conversation, for the very first time in my 50-plus years, I knew a political candidate had listened to what I said. Not only did Shadid win a landmark victory over an opponent that […]
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A national celebrity
KOCO sports director Mick Cornett was no different. When I grew up and became a businessman and a community volunteer, I had the opportunity to get to know Cornett. By then, he was Councilman Cornett, soon-to-be Mayor Cornett. Candidly, he was still larger-than-life to me. Imagine my surprise to find that “Mayor Mick” was just […]
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A Republican for Shadid
I support candidates who are committed to fiscal responsibility. I support candidates who will fight to break the stranglehold lobbyists, political action committees and special interest groups have on our politics. And I support candidates who will stand up for the regular people of Oklahoma City, not just downtown power brokers. On each of these […]